EP0311528A2 - Case shaped package for surgical sutures and ligatures - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a packaging for ligatures and surgical sutures, in the form of a case consisting of at least two panels.
- the thread with or without a needle, must be able to be quickly removed from the packaging and from the support during the operation, so that it does not become tangled and does not retain the imprint due to the support.
- FR-A-78 25 117 describes and illustrates a packaging with multiple panels comprising three-dimensional retainers for fixing the loop of the thread or the needle.
- US-A-4 412 614 relates to a package with several compartments, in which are arranged openings allowing passage to keys for winding the wire.
- the configuration of the panels is such that the inner panels and the outer packaging are welded and open together.
- the needles of these sutures are stitched and fixed in a cellular foam which holds them.
- All these different supports generally have an inner distribution package and are always packaged in one or more overpacks, acting as an antimicrobial barrier thus preserving the sterility of the suture.
- CH-A-526 965 describes an outer packaging made of aluminum-polyethylene-paper complex which seals against water vapor and oxygen and thus protects the ligature which is inside the pouch.
- This ligature is based on polyglycolic acid which is very sensitive to humidity and which would decompose in the presence of water vapor.
- GB-A-1 062 696 describes and illustrates a packaging for sutures based on aluminum or waterproof aluminum complex in order to keep the alcohol inside this small pouch thus formed, to avoid its evaporation and to be able to put this pouch in a disinfectant liquid thereby preventing the disinfectant liquid from entering from the outside to the inside.
- US-A-3,298,559 describes and illustrates cold-formed containers made of plastic metal laminate.
- EP-A-0 128 022 relates to a suture retaining device with several compartments allowing better protection during sterilization and subsequent packaging.
- the present invention provides a packaging which allows rapid removal of the wire, in which the wire does not become tangled and does not keep the imprint due to the support.
- the present invention does not use through holes or openings for winding the wire, which can create problems for heat sensitive wires during sterilization or during packaging (see US-A4 427 10O supra) or asepsis problems, no pocket or blister foam to fix and hold in place the suture needle which can come off, crumble or deteriorate over time.
- the present invention relates to a package for ligatures and surgical sutures in the form of a case consisting of at least two panels, which is characterized in that it comprises a thin deformable metal sheet, ensuring the establishment and the holding the suture or needle by their imprint in said metal sheet.
- the metallic thin sheet constitutes the internal or external part of the case; - the external part forms a complex with the internal part; - the external and / or internal part is made of paper; - the external and / or internal part is made of fabric; - the external and / or internal part is nonwoven; - the external and / or internal part is made of plastic; - The external and / or internal part is formed from a similar metallic sheet; - the complex is formed of a metal sheet on the one hand and of paper, fabric, nonwoven or plastic material on the other hand, or of a combination of several sheets of these materials together in any order , the metal part possibly being inside or outside the case or inside the complex; - The internal part has a thickness in the range of 10 to 6O microns, while the external part has a thickness in the range of 5 to 100 microns; - the metal foil is chosen from aluminum, tin, lead and their compatible alloys;
- the packaging is designated as a whole by l. It comprises a case 2 consisting of three panels 4, 5 and 6 and a flap 7. As shown in FIG. 1, the case 2 is placed in an envelope 3 and this set is in an overpack 14.
- the case 2 is formed around the wire 10 and the needle 11.
- the suture 10 which is wound so as to prevent it from becoming tangled during unwinding, more precisely in the shape of an eight, is placed between two panels 4, 5 of a sheet of aluminum-paper complex of a rigidity such that the wire 10 is maintained by its imprint 12 in the complex.
- the needle 11 also remains wedged by the panel 6 held by its imprint 12.
- the case 2 thus formed is held by a flap 7.
- a cutaway 9 in the panel 6 allows the surgeon or the instrumentalist an easy release.
- the needle 11 and the wire 10 leaving its imprint 12 is released instantaneously without tangling through the top of the case 2.
- the case 2 thus has an internal part 15 and an external part 16 forming a complex assembly.
- the rigidity of the complex forming the case 2 is an important characteristic of the invention, as is the thickness of the metal sheet, in particular of the aluminum of the complex. Too thin, it retains neither the imprint nor the fold that has been given to it; too thick, it crushes the wire and may cut it.
- the thickness of the metal sheet of the complex must be in the range of 10 to 60 microns and the best results are obtained with a thickness of 30 to 40 microns.
- the metal sheet most often aluminum, can be coated with a paint or a varnish, in order to facilitate its printing and thus allow the affixing of identification or marking means.
- the metallic thin sheet used in the invention as a lining can be complexed by paper, fabric, nonwoven, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride and more generally with any other suitable plastics material. likely to increase its fold strength. It is also possible to use a complex having more than two components.
- the best results are obtained with an aluminum-paper complex which also makes it possible to print the case 2 in order to identify the suture.
- the thickness of the paper can be chosen from the range of 10 g / m2 to 100 g / m2. We prefer a range of 8Og / m2.
- the case 2 is formed by three panels 4, 5, 6 and a flap 7.
- the central panel 4 is preferably rectangular as well as the panel 5.
- the panel 5 has a recess 8 allowing the passage of the wire 1O from the first to the second compartment.
- the panel 6 has, as already indicated, a cutaway 9. It is therefore pentagonal in shape.
- the flap 7 which is connected to the panel 6 is a flap making it possible to keep the case 2 closed.
- composition of the aluminum-paper complex was chosen so that the complex can be imprinted by a three-dimensional object, such as a suture or for example a needle in order to hold these objects in their imprint. This impression is easily obtained by simple pressure of the thumb and forefinger. To keep the imprint, it is slightly stamped during the installation either manually as we have just indicated or with any mechanical means suitable.
- composition of the complex of the present invention also allows the flap 7 to keep the fold that is given to it to keep the case 2 closed, which thus contributes to maintaining the suture or the ligature during the packing, the conditioning. , transport and storage until the moment of use.
- Another advantage of the aluminum-paper complex according to the present invention is due to its ease of printing.
- the complex wound on a reel already preprinted on the paper side and precut can be used, print it with a printing machine or a printer and then immediately condition the thread and / or the needle forming the case 2.
- the metal foil is preferably aluminum, but tin, lead or compatible alloys can also be used successfully.
- both the internal metal sheet 15 and the external part 16 can be made of aluminum. However, in the other embodiments, these are complexes as mentioned above.
- the corner 13 serves to facilitate the opening by tearing of the case 2.
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La présente invention concerne un emballage pour ligatures et sutures chirurgicales, sous la forme d'un étui constitué d'au moins deux panneaux.The present invention relates to a packaging for ligatures and surgical sutures, in the form of a case consisting of at least two panels.
Depuis l'utilisation des ligatures et des sutures en chirurgie, les fabricants de ces articles ont essayé de trouver le support le plus pratique et le moins traumatisant pour les fils desdites ligatures et sutures.Since the use of ligatures and sutures in surgery, the manufacturers of these articles have tried to find the most practical and least traumatic support for the threads of said ligatures and sutures.
Il faut que le fil, avec ou sans aiguille, puisse être rapidement enlevé de l'emballage et du support pendant l'opération, qu'il ne s'emmêle pas qu'il ne garde pas l'empreinte due au support.The thread, with or without a needle, must be able to be quickly removed from the packaging and from the support during the operation, so that it does not become tangled and does not retain the imprint due to the support.
Dans l'art antérieur, on a utilisé des supports en verre, en plastique plat moulé ou à alvéoles et en papier, sous forme de bobines, de navettes, de plaques ou d'étuis repliés. On a proposé une multitude d'emballages.In the prior art, supports have been used in glass, flat molded plastic or with cells and in paper, in the form of coils, shuttles, plates or folded cases. We offered a multitude of packaging.
Ainsi plus particulièrement, FR-A-78 25 117 décrit et illustre un empaquetage à panneaux multiples comportant des arrêtoirs tridimensionnels pour fixer la boucle du fil ou l'aiguille.Thus more particularly, FR-A-78 25 117 describes and illustrates a packaging with multiple panels comprising three-dimensional retainers for fixing the loop of the thread or the needle.
Dans US-A- 4 369 88O, on a décrit un emballage pour suture, où l'aiguille est fixée dans une poche aménagée et, en poussant le bas de l'emballage, l'aiguille se soulève.In US-A-4 369 88O, a packaging for sutures has been described, where the needle is fixed in a fitted pocket and, by pushing the bottom of the packaging, the needle lifts.
US-A-4 412 614 a pour objet un emballage à plusieurs compartiments, dans lesquels sont aménagées des ouvertures laissant passage à des clavettes pour l'enroulement du fil. De plus, la configuration des panneaux est telle que les panneaux intérieurs et l'emballage extérieur se soudent et s'ouvrent ensemble.US-A-4 412 614 relates to a package with several compartments, in which are arranged openings allowing passage to keys for winding the wire. In addition, the configuration of the panels is such that the inner panels and the outer packaging are welded and open together.
Les ouvertures pour l'enroulement du fil sont cachées par des panneaux supplémentaires selon le brevet US-A-4 427 1O9.The openings for winding the wire are hidden by additional panels according to US-A-4,427,109.
D'autres variantes de support avec une matière à alvéole sur du papier cartonné ou d'autres matières sont connues et décrites dans US-A-4 412 613, US-A-4 4O6 363, et US-A-4 413.727.Other variants of support with a cellular material on cardstock or other materials are known and described in US-A-4,412,613, US-A-4,4O6,363, and US-A-4,413,727.
Les aiguilles de ces sutures sont piquées et fixées dans une mousse alvéolée qui les maintient.The needles of these sutures are stitched and fixed in a cellular foam which holds them.
Tous ces différents supports présentent généralement un emballage intérieur de distribution et sont toujours conditionnés dans un ou plusieurs suremballages, faisant fonction de barrière antimicrobienne préservant ainsi la stérilité du fil de suture.All these different supports generally have an inner distribution package and are always packaged in one or more overpacks, acting as an antimicrobial barrier thus preserving the sterility of the suture.
Il existe aussi des boîtiers ou pochettes où l'emballage intérieur et l'emballage extérieur s'ouvrent en même temps, permettant une distribution directe du fil ou de l'aiguille. Ceci peut présenter un gain de temps mais aussi des problèmes d'asepsie. Cette technique est décrite dans FR-A-78 O75O6, dans US-A-4 294 656 et dans US-A-4 412.614.There are also cases or pouches where the inner packaging and the outer packaging open at the same time, allowing direct distribution of the thread or needle. This can save time but also asepsis problems. This technique is described in FR-A-78 O75O6, in US-A-4,294,656 and in US-A-4,412,614.
CH-A-526 965 décrit un emballage extérieur en complexe d'aluminium-polyéthylène-papier qui assure l'étanchéité à la vapeur d'eau et à l'oxygène et protège ainsi la ligature qui est à l'intérieur de la pochette. Cette ligature est à base d'acide polyglycolique qui est très sensible à l'humidité et qui se décomposerait en présence de vapeur d'eau.CH-A-526 965 describes an outer packaging made of aluminum-polyethylene-paper complex which seals against water vapor and oxygen and thus protects the ligature which is inside the pouch. This ligature is based on polyglycolic acid which is very sensitive to humidity and which would decompose in the presence of water vapor.
GB-A-1 062 696 décrit et illustre un emballage pour sutures à base d'aluminium ou complexe d'aluminium étanche afin de maintenir l'alcool à l'intérieur de cette petite pochette ainsi formée, d'éviter son évaporation et de pouvoir mettre cette pochette dans un liquide désinfectant en évitant ainsi que le liquide désinfectant rentre de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur.GB-A-1 062 696 describes and illustrates a packaging for sutures based on aluminum or waterproof aluminum complex in order to keep the alcohol inside this small pouch thus formed, to avoid its evaporation and to be able to put this pouch in a disinfectant liquid thereby preventing the disinfectant liquid from entering from the outside to the inside.
US-A-3 298 559 décrit et illustre des récipients formés à froid constitués de stratifié plastique métal.US-A-3,298,559 describes and illustrates cold-formed containers made of plastic metal laminate.
EP-A-0 128 022 concerne un dispositif de retenue de sutures à plusieurs compartiments permettant une meilleure protection pendant la stérilisation et le conditionnment subséquent.EP-A-0 128 022 relates to a suture retaining device with several compartments allowing better protection during sterilization and subsequent packaging.
La présente invention propose un emballage qui permet un enlèvement rapide du fil, dans lequel le fil ne s'emmêle pas et ne garde pas l'empreinte due au support.The present invention provides a packaging which allows rapid removal of the wire, in which the wire does not become tangled and does not keep the imprint due to the support.
La présente invention n'utilise ni trous de passage ou ouvertures pour l'enroulement du fil, qui peuvent créer des problèmes pour des fils sensibles à la chaleur pendant la stérilisation ou pendant l'emballage (voir US-A4 427 1O9 précité) ou des problèmes d'asepsie, ni poche ou mousse alvéolée pour fixer et maintenir en place l'aiguille de la suture qui peut se décoller, s'effriter ou se détériorer à la longue.The present invention does not use through holes or openings for winding the wire, which can create problems for heat sensitive wires during sterilization or during packaging (see US-A4 427 10O supra) or asepsis problems, no pocket or blister foam to fix and hold in place the suture needle which can come off, crumble or deteriorate over time.
La présente invention a pour objet un emballage pour ligatures et sutures chirurgicales sous la forme d'un étui constitué d'au moins deux panneaux, qui est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une mince feuille métallique déformable, assurant la mise en place et le maintien du fil de suture ou de l'aiguille par leur empreinte dans ladite feuille métallique.The present invention relates to a package for ligatures and surgical sutures in the form of a case consisting of at least two panels, which is characterized in that it comprises a thin deformable metal sheet, ensuring the establishment and the holding the suture or needle by their imprint in said metal sheet.
La présente invention concerne également les caractéristiques ci-après considérées isolément ou selon toutes leurs combinaisons technique ment possibles:
- la feuille mince métallique constitue la partie interne ou externe de l'étui;
- la partie externe forme un complexe avec la partie interne;
- la partie externe et/ou interne est en papier;
- la partie externe et/ou interne est en tissu;
- la partie externe et/ou interne est en non tissé;
- la partie externe et/ou interne est en matière plastique;
- la partie externe et/ou interne est formée d'une feuille métallique analogue;
- le complexe est formé d'une feuille métallique d'une part et de papier, de tissu, de non tissé ou de matière plastique d'autre part, ou d'une combinaison de plusieurs feuille de ces matériaux entre eux dans un ordre quelconque, la partie métallique pouvant se trouver indifféremment à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur de l'étui ou à l'intérieur du complexe;
- la partie interne a une épaisseur comprise dans la gamme de 1O à 6O microns, tandis que la partie externe a une épaisseur comprise dans la gamme de 5 à 1OO microns;
- la feuille métallique est choisie parmi l'aluminium, l'étain, le plomb et leurs alliages compatibles ;
- la feuille métallique est recouverte d'un vernis ou d'une peinture;
- la mince feuille métallique est une feuille lisse plane dépourvue de trous , d'aspérités et d'éléments tridimensionnels;
- la feuille métallique mince est une feuille d'aluminium d'environ 4O microns et la partie externe est du papier à environ 8O g/m²;
- l'emballage comprend trois panneaux et un rabat, le panneau central est relié d'une part à un panneau de forme analogue pourvu d'un évidement pour le passage du fil et d'autre part à un panneau à pan coupé, lequel est relié à un rabat pour fermer l'étui ;
- pour garder l'empreinte dans la feuille métallique ou le complexe, on l'emboutit légèrement lors de la mise en place soit manuellement soit avec un moyen mécanique.The present invention also relates to the characteristics below considered in isolation or in all their technical combinations possible:
- the metallic thin sheet constitutes the internal or external part of the case;
- the external part forms a complex with the internal part;
- the external and / or internal part is made of paper;
- the external and / or internal part is made of fabric;
- the external and / or internal part is nonwoven;
- the external and / or internal part is made of plastic;
- The external and / or internal part is formed from a similar metallic sheet;
- the complex is formed of a metal sheet on the one hand and of paper, fabric, nonwoven or plastic material on the other hand, or of a combination of several sheets of these materials together in any order , the metal part possibly being inside or outside the case or inside the complex;
- The internal part has a thickness in the range of 10 to 6O microns, while the external part has a thickness in the range of 5 to 100 microns;
- the metal foil is chosen from aluminum, tin, lead and their compatible alloys;
- the metal sheet is covered with a varnish or a paint;
- the thin metal sheet is a smooth flat sheet devoid of holes, roughness and three-dimensional elements;
- the thin metal sheet is an aluminum sheet of approximately 40 microns and the external part is paper at approximately 80 g / m²;
- The packaging includes three panels and a flap, the central panel is connected on the one hand to a panel of similar shape provided with a recess for the passage of the wire and on the other hand to a cut panel, which is connected to a flap to close the case;
- to keep the imprint in the metal sheet or the complex, it is stamped lightly during the installation either manually or with mechanical means.
Divers avantages et caractéristiques de la présente invention ressortiront de la description détaillée ci-après faite en regard des dessins annexés sur lesquels :
- Fig.1 est une vue de face d'un étui de l'invention conditionné dans des suremballages ;
- Fig.2 est une vue de face d'un étui déployé selon l'invention ;
- Fig.3 est une vue de face avec un panneau replié;
- Fig.4 est une vue postérieure d'un étui fermé ;
- Fig.5 est une vue de face d'un étui conditionné ;
- Fig.6 est une vue de face en position d'ouverture d'un étui selon l'invention.
- Fig.1 is a front view of a case of the invention packaged in overpacks;
- Fig.2 is a front view of a deployed case according to the invention;
- Fig.3 is a front view with a folded panel;
- Fig.4 is a rear view of a closed case;
- Fig.5 is a front view of a packaged case;
- Fig.6 is a front view in the open position of a case according to the invention.
Aux dessins annexés, où les mêmes symboles de références désignent des parties analogues, l'emballage est désigné dans son ensemble par l. Il comprend un étui 2 constitué de trois panneaux 4, 5 et 6 et d'un rabat 7. Comme montré sur la figure l, l'étui 2 est disposé dans une enveloppe 3 et cet ensemble se trouve dans un suremballage 14.In the accompanying drawings, where the same reference symbols designate similar parts, the packaging is designated as a whole by l. It comprises a
Comme illustré sur les figures, l'étui 2 est formé autour du fil 1O est de l'aiguille 11 . Le fil de suture 1O qui est enroulé de façon à éviter qu'il ne s'emmêle lors du déroulement, plus précisément selon une forme de huit , est placé entre deux panneaux 4, 5 d'une feuille de complexe aluminium-papier d'une rigidité telle que le fil 1O soit maintenu par son empreinte 12 dans le complexe. L'aiguille 11 reste également coincée par le panneau 6 maintenu par son empreinte 12. L'étui 2 ainsi formé est maintenu par un rabat 7. Un pan coupé 9 dans le panneau 6 permet au chirurgien ou à l'instrumentiste un dégagement facile de l'aiguille 11 et le fil 1O sortant de son empreinte 12 se dégage instantanément sans s'emmêler par le haut de l'étui 2. L'étui 2 présente ainsi une partie interne 15 et une partie externe l6 formant ensemble complexe.As illustrated in the figures, the
La rigidité du complexe formant l'étui 2 est une caractéristique importante de l'invention, de même que l'épaisseur de la feuille métallique, notamment de l'aluminium du complexe. Trop mince, elle ne garde ni l'empreinte ni le pliage qu'on lui a donné; trop épaisse, elle écrase le fil et risque de le couper. L'épaisseur de la feuille métallique du complexe doit être comprise dans la gamme de 1O à 6O microns et les meilleurs résultats sont obtenus avec une épaisseur de 3O à 4O microns.The rigidity of the complex forming the
La feuille métallique, le plus souvent en aluminium, peut être revêtue d'une peinture ou d'un vernis, afin de faciliter son impression et permettre ainsi d'y apposer des moyens d'identification ou de marquage.The metal sheet, most often aluminum, can be coated with a paint or a varnish, in order to facilitate its printing and thus allow the affixing of identification or marking means.
La feuille mince métallique utilisée dans l'invention à titre de doublure peut être complexée par du papier , du tissu, du non tissé , du polyéthylène, du polypropylène , du polyamide , du polychlorure de vinyle et plus généralement avec toute autre matière plastique conve nable susceptible d'augmenter sa solidité au pli. Il est également possible d'utiliser un complexe ayant plus de deux composants.The metallic thin sheet used in the invention as a lining can be complexed by paper, fabric, nonwoven, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride and more generally with any other suitable plastics material. likely to increase its fold strength. It is also possible to use a complex having more than two components.
Les meilleurs résultats sont obtenus avec un complexe aluminium-papier qui permet de plus d'imprimer l'étui 2 afin d'identifier la suture. L'épaisseur du papier peut être choisie dans la gamme de 1O g/m² à 1OO g/m². On préfère une gamme de 8Og/m².The best results are obtained with an aluminum-paper complex which also makes it possible to print the
L'étui 2 est formé de trois panneaux 4, 5, 6 et d'un rabat 7. Le panneau central 4 est, de préférence, rectangulaire ainsi que le panneau 5. Le panneau 5 comporte un évidement 8 permettant le passage du fil 1O du premier au deuxième compartiment. Le panneau 6 présente , comme on l'a déjà indiqué , un pan coupé 9 . Il est donc de forme pentagonale .Le rabat 7 qui est relié au panneau 6 est un rabat permettant de maintenir l'étui 2 fermé.The
La composition du complexe aluminium-papier a été choisie pour que le complexe puisse être empreint par un objet tridimensionnel, tel qu'un fil de suture ou par exemple une aiguille afin de maintenir en place ces objets dans leur empreinte. On obtient cette empreinte facilement par simple pression du pouce et de l'index. Pour garder l'empreinte , on emboutit légèrement lors de la mise en place soit manuellement comme on vient de l'indiquer soit avec tout moyen mécanique convenable.The composition of the aluminum-paper complex was chosen so that the complex can be imprinted by a three-dimensional object, such as a suture or for example a needle in order to hold these objects in their imprint. This impression is easily obtained by simple pressure of the thumb and forefinger. To keep the imprint, it is slightly stamped during the installation either manually as we have just indicated or with any mechanical means suitable.
La composition du complexe de la présente invention permet également au rabat 7 de garder le pli qu'on lui donne pour maintenir l'étui 2 fermé , ce qui contribue ainsi au maintien de la suture ou de la ligature pendant l'emballage , le conditionnement , le transport et le stockage jusqu'au moment de l'utilisation.The composition of the complex of the present invention also allows the
Un autre avantage du complexe aluminium-papier suivant la présente invention est dû à sa facilité d'impression. Afin d'identifier la suture ou ligature contenue dans l'étui fermé 2, on peut utiliser le complexe enroulé sur une bobine déjà préimprimée côté papier et prédécoupée , l'imprimer avec une machine à imprimer ou une imprimante et ensuite conditionner immédiatement le fil et/ou l'aiguille en formant l'étui 2.Another advantage of the aluminum-paper complex according to the present invention is due to its ease of printing. In order to identify the suture or ligature contained in the
Cet autre avantage est obtenu en raison de la rigidité avantageuse du complexe, que l'on peut enrouler sur une bobine, alors que le carton et les supports classiques en matière plastique utilisés autrefois ne peuvent être présentés de cette façon.This other advantage is obtained due to the advantageous rigidity of the complex, which can be wound on a reel, whereas the cardboard and the conventional plastic supports used in the past cannot be presented in this way.
La feuille métallique est, de préférence, en aluminium, mais on peut aussi utiliser avec succès de l'étain, du plomb ou des alliages compatibles. Dans un mode de réalisation selon la présente invention, tant la feuille métallique interne 15 que la partie externe 16 peuvent être en aluminium. Cependant, dans les autres modes de réalisation, il s'agit de complexes comme cela a été mentionné ci-dessus. Comme représenté sur les dessins, le coin 13 sert à faciliter l'ouverture par déchirage de l'étui 2.The metal foil is preferably aluminum, but tin, lead or compatible alloys can also be used successfully. In an embodiment according to the present invention, both the
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